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“One of Us” shook the orthodox world with its release. The movie detailed the stories of three young Jews who had made the decision to leave their Hasidic communities, and the aftermath of their choices.

One of those subjects was Ari Hershkowitz who talks about the movie and his life on the podcast HevriaCast.

“I had no marketable skill beyond being able to charm your pants off. I had never been on a date. I had never heard of The Beatles. And I thought, ‘May the Force be with you’ meant ‘May God be with you.’ ”

“Abandoned by a mother who left the faith and a father who was mentally disabled, she was taken in by her grandparents, who brought her up to be a quiet, obedient, God-fearing woman who would get married in her teens and start a large family right away. But Feldman had other plans.”

“He speaks in broken English about reading forbidden websites and sneaking off to movie theaters and bars. The life he returns to — his family, Hasidim — is a good one, he says, as long as he doesn’t think too hard about what’s outside of it. ‘I know that my religion is the right way. I would never leave. I love my wife and my family,’ he declares. ‘I won’t let myself get caught.’ ”

Etty Ausch claims she has been abused by her husband for twelve years. She eventually left her husband and the Hasidic community she was born into. In the process, she lost custody of her seven children.

“They’re afraid of being disowned by their family and shunned by their community. They also know that if they defect, their family loses status; the marriage chances of the siblings are down. They are risking an enormousamount.”